tales of 3 cities

1. PETALING STREET

2. A sense of welcoming can be felt as rows of shops and stalls
flank the path towards Petaling Street, encouraging a movement pattern
that leads towards the embrace of culture.

3. Humanized scale and proportion of shop houses encourages the feeling
of being welcomed, with entrances and signages located at eye level.

4. Passerby feels comfortable to approach the shops as they welcomethe people
with total transparency. Pathways and shop houses have no distinctive barrier
which facilitates shopping activities.

5. Vibrancy
Building heights differ in rows of
shop houses: tall hotels sit in
between two-story shop houses, i
which an occasional addition in l
is added to some of the shop hous
The inconsistent skyline creates a
sense of vibrancy in terms of the
randomness in building heights.
Irregular building heights make up an inconsistent skyline, giving a sense of
vibrancywhich at the same time creates visual impactto
pedestrians as the height of buildings vary along the street.

6. The vibrancyof colors that make up the façade of the shop houses differ
from the traditional white and brown walls around it, making it a visual
attraction which affects movement patterns around it.

7. Diversityin activities going on at Petaling Street gives a sense of vibrancyand
excitement. Interconnectedpathways leading to various stalls and shops injects
energy to the area.

8. A sense of contrastcan be felt when initially approaching Petaling Street due to the
placement of modern office buildings in between old shop houses.

9. The contrastin verticalityof modern skyscrapers and pedestrian-oriented
horizontaltraditional shop houses gives pedestrians a sense of closenessto shop
houses as it does not overwhelm pedestrians with towering heights.

10. Benches placed in the middle of walkways slows down pedestrians’ pace,
creating a sense of tranquility amidst the hecticcrowd, which

11. There is a sense of familiarityas locals approach this street lined with
familiar traditional facades of shop houses that reflects the history and culture
of Malaysia.

12. Locals do their usual shopping to fulfill their daily needs, commuting in
between streets to familiar shops. This creates layers of
movement patterns that contribute to the livelinessof the

13. GEORGE TOWN

14. A diverse variation in styles of shop house facades interweave in
between rows, creating a unique mix of architectural styles that becomes a

15. Different means of transportations are utilized to commute around Georgetown, which creates an
interweaving movement pattern of pedestrians and vehicles on a path.

16. The interweavingfunctions of shop houses and variety of activities
happening in Georgetown creates a sense of bustlewhich affects

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